MiCA Masters: Risks of Staking

As staking adoption grows, compliance is becoming the key enabler for institutional entry into crypto. With regulatory frameworks like MiCA shaping the landscape, how should firms prepare? Delphine Forma speaks with Polin Pavlova, Compliance Lead at Kiln, about the intersection of staking, compliance, and institutional adoption.

💡 Key takeaways from this episode:

✅ Staking explained—The role of validators, delegators & staking service providers

✅ Liquid staking & restaking—How they work and why they matter for institutional investors

✅ Regulatory outlook—How MiCA applies to staking & what’s missing from the current framework

✅ DeFi compliance challenges—Risk ratings, smart contract audits & financial crime prevention

✅ Institutional staking & ETH ETFs—How staking is influencing the next wave of institutional adoption